English in a Minute Series 5 / Phrases with 'look'

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BethLook! If you're in a shop, and a member of staff asks if you need any assistance, you can say, "I'm just looking," to politely mean you don't need any help. I'm just looking. I'll let you know if I need anything. You can say look on the bright side to someone if they can only see the negative in a situation, and you want to remind them of something positive. It's raining but look on the bright side we can stay home and watch that new series now. If you look someone in the eye, you look directly into their eyes with confidence. I was so nervous in the interview, but I made sure to look the interviewer in the eye. And if you're looking for trouble, you behave in a way that will cause you problems. You're looking for trouble by handing in only one page of homework. Now, can you use these four phrases?

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